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Tomasz Golka, conductor, Winner of the 2003 Eduardo Mata Conducting Competition

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Concert Schedule

Williamsport Symphony OrchestraJuly 12 & 15, 2009Williamsport / Lewisburg, Pennsylvaniasoloist TBA

repertoire TBA

Williamsport Symphony OrchestraMay 12, 2009Williamsport, Pennsylvaniasoloist TBA

repertoire TBA

Lubbock Symphony OrchestraMay 1 & 2, 2009Lubbock, TexasAdam Golka, piano

"TALES AND DANCES OF DEATH'
KARLOWICZ A Sorrowful Tale (US Premiere)
RAVEL Concerto for the Left Hand
LISZT Totentanz
STRAVINSKY Rite of Spring

Lubbock Symphony OrchestraMarch 28, 2009Lubbock, Texas

repertoire TBA

Williamsport Symphony OrchestraMarch 17, 2009Williamsport, PennsylvaniaPip Clarke, violin

HAYDN Symphony no. 26 "Lamentatione"
BARTOK Rhapsody no. 1
SARASATE Zigeunerweisen
BRAHMS Symphony no. 2

Lubbock Symphony OrchestraMarch 6 & 7, 2009Lubbock, Texas

"BRUCKNER: GRANDFATHER OF FILM MUSIC"
JARRE 'Lawrence of Arabia': Overture
ROSZA 'Ben Hur': Love Theme
ELFMAN 'Batman': The Batman Theme
KILAR 'Bram Stoker's Dracula': The Brides
SHORE/arr.Whitney 'Lord of the Rings': Suite
BRUCKNER Symphony no. 6

Williamsport Symphony OrchestraFebruary 21, 2009Williamsport, Pennsylvaniasoloist TBA

repertoire TBA

Williamsport Symphony OrchestraFebruary 10, 2009Williamsport, PennsylvaniaLisa Pegher, percussion

OFFENBACH/BINDER Orpheus in the underworld: Overture
STOCK Percussion Concerto
RAVEL Mother Goose Suite
GERSHWIN An American in Paris (with Gershwin's original saxophone parts)

Lubbock Symphony Chamber SeriesJanuary 27, 2009Lubbock, Texas

SCHOENBERG Chamber Symphony No. 1

Lubbock Symphony OrchestraJanuary 16 & 17, 2009Lubbock, TexasKarl Dent, tenor

"OUT OF THIS WORLD!"
LIGETI Atmospheres
FINZI Dies Natalis
HOLST The Planets

Greater Bridgeport Symphony OrchestraDecember 13, 2008Bridgeport, Connecticut

CORELLI Concerto grosso in G, Op. 6 #8 "Christmas Concerto"
CPE BACH Symphony in F, Wq. 183 #3
BORODIN Prince Igor: Polovetsian Dances
BIZET L'Arlesienne: Farandole
J. STRAUSS On the beautiful blue Danube
WENDEL Khanukah Overture
ANDERSON A Christmas Festival
FINNEGAN Christmas Carol Sing-along

Williamsport Symphony OrchestraDecember 9, 2008Williamsport, Pennsylvaniasoloist TBA

BACH Magnificat
ANDERSON Sleigh Ride
SCHEER Christmas once more
WENDEL Hanukah Overture
(VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Wassail Song)
(WALKER Rejoice)
FINNEGAN Christmas sing-along

Lubbock Symphony OrchestraDecember 6, 2008Lubbock, Texas

HOLIDAY POPS
BIZET L'Arlesienne: Farandole
BERLIOZ selections from "L'enfance du Christ"
J. STRAUSS On the beautiful blue Danube [version with chorus]
TCHAIKOVSKY Nutcracker: March from Act I
BORODIN Prince Igor: Polovetsian Dances (2nd mvt only)
ANDERSON Sleigh Ride
ANDERSON Christmas Festival
BERLIN White Christmas
SCHEER Christmas once more
GUARALDI Charlie Brown Christmas
CHILCOTT 12 Days of Christmas
Christmas Carol sing-along

Williamsport Symphony OrchestraNovember 15, 2008Williamsport, Pennsylvaniasoloist TBA

VERDI La forza del destino: Overture
PIAZZOLLA Bandoneon Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY Capriccio italien
RAVEL Bolero

Lubbock Symphony Chamber SeriesNovember 11, 2008Lubbock, Texas

ROSSINI La scala di seta: Overture
VIVALDI Concerto grosso in g, RV 157
HAYDN Symphony No. 26 'Lamentatione'
CPE BACH Symphony in D, Wq. 183 #1
MOZART Symphony No. 40

Lubbock Symphony OrchestraOctober 24 & 25, 2008Lubbock, TexasChristopher Smith, horn

"TWO BEAUTIES AND THE BEAST"
SCHUBERT Symphony no. 5
MOZART Horn Concerto no. 4
BEETHOVEN Symphony no. 3 'Eroica'

Williamsport Symphony OrchestraOctober 14, 2008Williamsport, PennsylvaniaAlexander Ghindin, piano

LUTOSLAWSKI Little Suite
PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto no. 3
DVORAK Symphony no. 9 "New World"

Lubbock Symphony OrchestraSeptember 26 & 27, 2008Lubbock, TexasAlisa Weilerstein, cello

"POLITICS & SCANDAL"
BARBER Overture to School for Scandal
TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony no. 10

Concepción Symphony OrchestraJuly 26, 2008Concepción, ChileEddy Vanoosthuyse, clarinet

PEDRO HUMBERTO ALLENDE La voz de las calles
MOZART Clarinet Concerto
BRUCKNER Symphony #6

Williamsport Symphony OrchestraJuly 13 & 16, 2008Williamsport / Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

"AN AMERICAN SALUTE"
SMITH Star Sprangled Banner
SCHEER American Anthem
SOUSA Washington Post
LLOYD WEBER Phanton of the opera: selections
WARD America the beautiful
COPLAND Lincoln Portrait
BERNSTEIN Candide: Overture
COPLAND Rodeo: Saturday Night Waltz & Hoedown
CUSTER A Salute to the Big Bands
ANDERSON The Typewriter
H. ADES Irving Berlin: Symphonic Portrait
SOUSA Semper fidelis
(TRADITIONAL) Battle Hymn of the Republic
SOUSA Stars and Stripes forever

Williamsport Symphony OrchestraMay 13, 2008Williamsport, PennsylvaniaRolf Smedvig, trumpet

KHACHATURIAN Gayaneh: Sabre Dance, Ayesha’s Dance, Lullaby, Rose maidens, Gayane’s Adagio, Lesginka
ARUTIUNIAN Trumpet Concerto
PROKOFIEV Lieutenant Kije Suite
TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture

Lubbock Symphony OrchestraMay 2 & 3, 2008Lubbock, TexasYuval Yaron, violin

"BOHEMIANS AND THEIR RHAPSODIES"
DVORAK Violin Concerto
MAHLER Symphony no. 1

Lubbock Symphony OrchestraApril 12, 2008Lubbock, TexasNew York Voices, jazz vocalists

"JAZZ IN THE CITY"
HERMAN Duke Ellington Fantasy
New York Voices selections, etc.

Lubbock Symphony OrchestraMarch 7 & 8, 2008Lubbock, TexasPeter Soave, bandoneon

"THE MANY FACES OF THE AMERICAS"
FUERST Symphony (world premiere)
PIAZZOLLA Bandoneon Concerto
REVUELTAS Sensemaya
GERSHWIN An American in Paris (with Gershwin's original saxophone parts)
MARQUEZ Danzon no. 2
(encore: GINASTERA Estancia: Malambo)

Frankly MusicFebruary 11, 2008Milwaukee, WisconsinFrank Almond, violin

"MUSICAL REINCARNATIONS"
WAGNER Siegfried Idyll
WIENIAWSKI Legend
LUTOSLAWSKI Dance Preludes (1959 version)
MENDELSSOHN Symphony no. 4 "Italian"

Lubbock Symphony OrchestraJanuary 18 & 19, 2008Lubbock, Texas

"TRAVEL THE ORIENT EXPRESS"
BARTOK Dance Suite
HAYDN Symphony no. 100 “Military”
WEBER Abu Hassan: Overture
J. STRAUSS Barn Polka
J. STRAUSS One thousand and one nights Waltz
J. STRAUSS On the beautiful blue Danube Waltz
OFFENBACH/BINDER Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture
(encore: JOS. STRAUSS Radetzky March)

Lubbock Symphony OrchestraDecember 13-16, 2007Lubbock, Texas

TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker

Lubbock Symphony OrchestraDecember 8, 2007Lubbock, Texas

Kathy McNeil, soprano
Sue Arnold, soprano
Kathryn Barnes-Burroughs, mezzo-soprano
Karl Dent, tenor
Gerald Dolter, bass
Lubbock Chorale
First United Methodist Chancel Choir

"HOLIDAY IN THE CATHEDRAL"
CORELLI Concerto grosso in G, Op. 6 #8 "Christmas Concerto"
OSIANDER Puer natus
PRAETORIUS In dulci jubilo
C.P.E. BACH Symphony in F, Wq. 183 #3
J.S. BACH Magnificat (D major version)
(encore: HANDEL Messiah: Halleluja Chorus)

Manhattan Chamber OrchestraNovember 2, 2007New York, NYDae-Woo Yoon, piano
Jeffrey Swann, piano
Oxana Yablonskaya, piano

CHOPIN Piano Concerto no. 1
CHOPIN Variations on "La ci darem la mano"
CHOPIN Piano Concerto no. 2

Lubbock Symphony OrchestraOctober 26 & 27, 2007Lubbock, TexasEmily Pulley, soprano
Elizabeth Racheva, soprano
Israel Lozano, tenor
Jonathan Carle, baritone

"VIVA ITALIA!"
LUTOSLAWSKI Venetian Games
MENDELSSOHN Symphony no. 4 “Italian”
PUCCINI La Boheme: highlights
(encore: MASCAGNI Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo)

Lubbock Symphony OrchestraSeptember 21 & 22, 2007Lubbock, TexasAdam Golka, piano

"THE PASSION OF THE SLAVIC SOUL"
KARLOWICZ Lithuanian Rhapsody
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto no. 2
MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL Pictures at an Exhibition
(encore: DVORAK Slavonic Dance no. 1)

Cayuga Chamber OrchestraSeptember 8, 2007Ithaca, New YorkBrian Lewis, violin

ROSSINI La Scala di Seta: Overture
MCLEAN Elements for violin & string orchestra
MENDELSSOHN Symphony no. 4 "Italian"

Concepción Symphony OrchestraJune 23, 2007Concepción, ChileNelson Herrera, trumpet

VERDI La Forza del Destino: Overture
ARUTIUNIAN Trumpet Concerto
FRANCK Symphony in d

Lubbock Symphony OrchestraMay 4 & 5, 2007Lubbock, TexasMalinda Haslett, soprano
Elizabeth Batton, mezzo-soprano
Garrett Sorenson, tenor

MOZART Le Nozze di Figaro: Overture
VERDI Traviata: “Sempre libera” and “Un di felice”
PUCCINI Tosca: “Recondita armonia”
BIZET Carmen: Habanera
PUCCINI Turandot: “Nessun dorma”
VERDI La Forza del Destino: Overture
SAINT-SAENS Samson et Dalila: Bacchanale & “Mon Coeur”
OFFENBACH Tales of Hoffman: Barcarrole
WEILL Street Scene: “Lonely House”
BERNSTEIN Trouble in Tahiti: “What a movie”
BERNSTEIN Candide: “Glitter and be gay”
BERNSTEIN Candide: Overture

Yucatán Symphony OrchestraNovember 10 & 12, 2006Mérida, Mexico

HAYDN Piano Concerto in D (1st movt.)
ROSSINI-BUENO Variations on "Non piu mesta" for Flute and Orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY Eugene Onegin: Lenski's Aria
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto no. 1 (1st movt.)
MENDELSSOHN Symphony no. 3 "Scottish"

Louisville OrchestraOctober 28, 2006Louisville, Kentucky

MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL Pictures at an Exhibition: Baba Yaga, Gnomnus
J. STRAUSS Tritsch Tratsch Polka
MENDELSSOHN Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo
SAINT-SAENS Carnival of the Animals: Fossiles
TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker: Sugar Plum Fairy
KHACHATURIAN Gayaneh: Sabre Dance
OFFENBACH/BINDER Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture

Lubbock Symphony OrchestraSeptember 22 & 23, 2006Lubbock, TexasChristopher O'Riley, piano

BERNSTEIN West Side Story Overture
RAVEL Piano Concerto in G
RACHMANINOFF Symphony no. 2

Tanglewood Music Center Chamber ConcertAugust 14, 2006Lenox, Massachusetts

LUTOSLAWSKI Preludes and Fugue for 13 solo strings

Tanglewood Music Center OrchestraAugust 6, 2006Lenox, MassachusettsJo Ellen Miller, soprano

BABBITT From the Psalter

Tanglewood Music Center Chamber ConcertJuly 30, 2006Lenox, MassachusettsDavid Starobin, guitar

RUDERS Psalmodies
CAMPION Outside Music

Tanglewood Music Center Chamber ConcertJuly 25, 2006Lenox, MassachusettsElliott Carter, Milton Babbitt, John Harbison, narrators

STRAVINSKY Soldier's Tale

Tanglewood Music Center OrchestraJuly 16, 2006Lenox, Massachusetts

SCHOENBERG Five Pieces, Op. 16

Tanglewood Music Center OrchestraJuly 3, 2006Lenox, Massachusetts

R. STRAUSS Death and Transfiguration
(also on this concert:
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony no. 10, conducted by BERNARD HAITINK)

Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute OrchestraJune 16, 2006Lone Wolf, Oklahoma

BEETHOVEN Symphony no. 8
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony no. 5

Seattle Symphony OrchestraMarch 1, 10, & 11, 2006Seattle, WashingtonARC Dance Company

SAINT-SAENS Carnival of the Animals
RAVEL Mother Goose, 1st & 4th movts.
FALLA selections from El Amor Brujo

Yucatán Symphony OrchestraFebruary 3 & 5, 2006Mérida, MexicoPaolo Dorio, clarinet

STRAVINSKY Dumbarton Oaks
BRAHMS/BERIO Clarinet Sonata in f minor
SIBELIUS Symphony no. 2

Lansing Symphony OrchestraDecember 10 & 11, 2005Lansing, MichiganGreater Lansing Ballet Company

TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker

High Mountain Symphony OrchestraNovember 20, 2005Wayne, New Jersey

DEBUSSY Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
GINASTERA Estancia Suite
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony no. 5

Buffalo Philharmonic OrchestraJuly 16, 2005Buffalo, New YorkAnn De Renais, soprano
Buffalo Symphony Chorus

SHORE Lord of the Rings Symphony

Charleston Symphony OrchestraMay 20, 2005Charleston, South Carolina

WEBER Der Freischütz: Overture
MOZART Symphony no. 39, 1st & 2nd movts.
J. STRAUSS Tales from the Vienna Woods
KANDER Selections from "Chicago"

Aguascalientes Symphony OrchestraNovember 7, 2004Aguascalientes, MexicoPejman Memarzadeh, cello

DVORAK Slavonic Dances nos. 1 & 2
DVORAK Cello Concerto

Aguascalientes Symphony OrchestraNovember 5, 2004Aguascalientes, MexicoPejman Memarzadeh, cello

PANISELLO Cuadernos para Orquesta
DVORAK Cello Concerto
SCHUMANN Symphony no. 3 "Rhenish"
(encore: DVORAK Slavonic Dance no. 1)

Xalapa Symphony OrchestraOctober 15, 2004Xalapa, MexicoMark Peskanov, violin

LUTOSLAWSKI Chain 3
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
BRAHMS Serenade no. 1

OFUNAMOctober 9 & 10, 2004Mexico City, MexicoMercedes Gomez, harp

BRAHMS Academic Festival Overture
OOSTEN Harp Concerto
LAVISTA Ficciones
BEETHOVEN Symphony no. 1

Queretaro State Philharmonic OrchestraOctober 1, 2004Queretaro, Mexico

WAGNER The Valkyries: Ride of the Valkyries
SCHUBERT Symphony no. 8 "Unfinished"
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
DEBUSSY La Mer

Guanajuato University Symphony OrchestraSeptember 23 & 24, 2004Guanajuato, MexicoPiotr Banasik, piano

LUTOSLAWSKI Dance Preludes (1959 version)
CHOPIN Piano Concerto no. 1
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony no. 3 "Polish"

Aguascalientes Symphony OrchestraSeptember 17, 2004Aguascalientes, Mexico

OFFENBACH/BINDER Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture
TCHAIKOVSKY Capriccio italien
DVORAK Slavonic Dances nos. 1, 2, 3, 8
DVORAK Symphony no. 9 "New World"

Sinfonia VarsoviaAugust 1, 2004Warsaw, PolandAdam Golka, piano
Patrycja Piekutowska, violin

CHOPIN Piano Concerto no. 1
WIENIAWSKI Violin Concerto no. 2
DVORAK Symphony no. 8
(encore: DVORAK Slavonic Dance no. 8)

Puebla Instrumenta Verano Festival OrchestraJuly 17 & 18, 2004Puebla & Mexico City, MexicoYuki Manuela Janke, violin

PANISELLO Cuadernos para Orquesta (world premiere)
HALFFTER Violin Concerto
GUTIERREZ-HERAS Sinfonia Breve
BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
(encore #1: SZYMANOWSKI Two Dances from Harnasie)
(encore #2: GINASTERA Malambo from Estancia)

Bakersfield Youth SymphonyJune 13, 2004Bakersfield, California

SCHUBERT Symphony no. 8 "Unfinished"
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto no. 1, 3rd movt.
SIBELIUS Finlandia

Muncie Symphony OrchestraApril 24, 2004Muncie, IndianaJose Feghali, piano

MONIUSZKO The Haunted Manor: Mazurka
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto no. 3
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony no. 4

Ball State Symphony OrchestraApril 18, 2004Muncie, Indiana

TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo & Juliet
SAINT-SAENS Piano Concerto no. 2, 1st movt.
DVORAK Cello Concerto, 1st movt.
STRAVINSKY Petrouchka (1947 version)

Jalisco Philharmonic OrchestraMarch 12, 2004Guadalajara, MexicoAdam Golka, piano

MOZART Der Schauspieldirektor: Overture
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto no. 3
DVORAK Symphony no. 8

Ball State Symphony OrchestraFebruary 15, 2004Muncie, Indiana

TRAWICK Triple Play (world premiere)
BEETHOVEN Symphony no. 5

Ball State Symphony OrchestraJanuary 30 & 31, 2004Muncie, Indiana

J. STRAUSS Die Fledermaus

Jalisco Philharmonic OrchestraDecember 30 & 31, 2003Guadalajara, MexicoNew Years' Gala Concerts

MONIUSZKO The Haunted Manor: Mazurka
BIZET L'Arlesienne: Farandole
DVORAK Slavonic Dance no. 4
MASCAGNI Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
BRAHMS Hungarian Dance no. 5
TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker: Trepak, Waltz of the Flowers
J. STRAUSS On the Beautiful Blue Danube
MARQUEZ Danzon no. 2
GINASTERA Estancia Suite: Malambo

Ball State Symphony OrchestraNovember 23, 2003Muncie, Indiana

MOZART Magic Flute: Overture
BRAHMS Symphony no. 2

Bakersfield Youth SymphonyNovember 2, 2003Bakersfield, California

HAYDN Symphony no. 88
MOZART Clarinet Concerto, 2nd movt.
GLINKA Ruslan & Ludmila: Overture
DVORAK Slavonic Dances nos. 4 & 8

Ball State Symphony OrchestraOctober 19, 2003Muncie, IndianaMihai Tetel, cello

VERDI La Forza del Destino: Overture
BOCCHERINI Cello Concerto in B-flat
DVORAK Symphony no. 8

Bakersfield Youth SymphonyJune 15, 2003Bakersfield, California

BRAHMS Hungarian Dance no. 5
MOZART Symphony no. 35 (Haffner)
MONIUSZKO The Haunted Manor: Mazurka
KABALEVSKY Violin Concerto, 1st movt.
BORODIN Prince Igor: Polovetsian Dances
STRAVINSKY Firebird: Berceuse et Finale

Florida West Coast SymphonyDecember 17, 2002Sarasota, Florida

BIZET L'Arlesienne: Farandole
CORELLI Christmas Concerto: Pastorale
TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker: Trepak, Sugar Plum Fairy, March, Waltz of the Flowers
J. STRAUSS On the Beautiful Blue Danube
ANDERSON Sleigh Ride
ANDERSON Christmas Festival
A Charlie Brown Christmas
I'll be Home for Christmas
WENDEL Khanukah Overture
Christmas Carol Singalong

Florida West Coast SymphonyDecember 13, 2002Sarasota, Florida

STRAVINSKY Danses Concertantes
RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin
SAINT-SAENS Symphony no. 2